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Woodside: Murder suspect named in Skyline slayingAuthorities have identified the suspect arrested early Wednesday for allegedly killing a man found Tuesday night on Skyline...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2019Last comment by resident, on Jun 20, 2019 at 7:52 am | 2 comments | 5804 Views
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One dead following multiple U.S. Highway 101 collisionsLanes in both directions of U.S. Highway 101 are slowly reopening after separate multiple-vehicle and major-injury collisions...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2019Last comment by Gary Lauder, on Jun 20, 2019 at 12:36 am | 19 comments | 6687 Views
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Sleeping couple awakened by burglar exiting front door with their car keysPalo Alto police have arrested a San Jose man suspected of burglarizing a home on Oregon Avenue early Saturday morning while...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2019Last comment by musical, on Jun 18, 2019 at 10:23 pm | 4 comments | 3484 Views
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Attempted robberies leave pedestrians injured on East Palo Alto overpassEast Palo Alto police are investigating two attempted robberies by groups of teenagers on Thursday night within a two-hour...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2019Last comment by YP, on Jun 17, 2019 at 4:21 pm | 6 comments | 3967 Views
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Stanford's Matthiessen earns All-American recognitionStanford junior right-hander/designated hitter Will Matthiessen has been named a third-team All-American as a utility player...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2019There are no comments yet. 893 Views
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Ex-Stanford sailing coach who accepted nearly $800K in bribes through college admissions scam sentencedStanford University's former head sailing coach John Vandemoer became the first person to be sentenced in the college admissions...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2019Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Jun 15, 2019 at 10:41 pm | 24 comments | 3851 Views
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Police searching for man who gave woman unwanted kiss at Stanford campusA woman received an unwanted kiss from a man while walking on the Stanford University campus late Thursday night, the university's...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2019Last comment by Marroll, on Jun 15, 2019 at 12:16 am | 3 comments | 1780 Views
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Man accused of attempting to kiss woman's buttocks, masturbating in public arrestedA man was arrested twice this week in downtown Palo Alto, once for allegedly attempting to kiss a woman's buttocks and a...
Original post made on May. 30, 2019Last comment by No Sympathy For The Mentally Deranged, on Jun 4, 2019 at 7:30 pm | 21 comments | 4373 Views
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By pleading guilty in college-admissions scandal, Menlo Park father could face prison timeA Menlo Park father charged with taking part in a nationwide college-admissions scam to get his daughter into a top-ranked...
Original post made on May. 22, 2019Last comment by Hatfields and McCoys, on May 26, 2019 at 4:44 pm | 31 comments | 3602 Views
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Teens accused of robbing Palo Alto woman tracked down in San JoseTwo teenage boys accused of robbing a woman in her Midtown Palo Alto home on Tuesday and last seen fleeing in her vehicle...
Original post made on May. 22, 2019Last comment by Chrisc, on May 24, 2019 at 7:52 am | 23 comments | 4698 Views
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Robbers invade Midtown home, steal elderly woman's jewelry, money, carTwo men who broke into a Midtown home alarmed an elderly woman who was forced to hand over her jewelry, money and other personal...
Original post made on May. 21, 2019Last comment by They Come To PA For A Reason, on May 23, 2019 at 3:12 pm | 27 comments | 6447 Views
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Armed robber in bandana steals money from 7-Eleven storeA bandana-wearing man robbed the 7-Eleven store in Midtown Palo Alto of money at gunpoint early Wednesday morning, triggering...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2019Last comment by Mayfield Child, on May 17, 2019 at 12:14 pm | 20 comments | 3734 Views
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One person dies in bicycle crash off of state Highway 35At least one person died following a bicycle crash late Wednesday afternoon in Palo Alto, according to preliminary information...
Original post made on May. 8, 2019Last comment by Harley Man, on May 9, 2019 at 6:40 pm | 10 comments | 7073 Views
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Man indicted for February robbery at Wells Fargo bankAn Oakland man was indicted by a federal grand jury in San Francisco Tuesday on charges of committing five bank robberies...
Original post made on May. 9, 2019Last comment by Law & Order/Crime & Punishment, on May 9, 2019 at 12:57 pm | 2 comments | 3485 Views
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Stanford student allegedly paid $6.5 million for admissionThe family who paid the most to get their child into a selective college as part of a national college admissions scandal...
Original post made on May. 1, 2019Last comment by Resident Stanford Alum, on May 9, 2019 at 5:43 am | 44 comments | 11765 Views
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Rollover crash forces Embarcadero closureA collision between a pickup truck and a sedan prompted Palo Alto emergency responders to shut down Embarcadero Road to traffic...
Original post made on May. 5, 2019Last comment by resident, on May 5, 2019 at 8:14 pm | 1 comment | 2249 Views
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Nonprofit offers $5,000 reward in East Palo Alto double fatal shootingMothers Against Murder is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a shooter who...
Original post made on May. 1, 2019Last comment by WANTED, on May 5, 2019 at 12:30 pm | 10 comments | 3213 Views
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Hillsborough couple pleads guilty in college admissions scandalA Hillsborough couple formally entered guilty pleas Wednesday for paying a college preparatory counselor $600,000 to guarantee...
Original post made on May. 1, 2019Last comment by Curmudgeon, on May 3, 2019 at 12:02 pm | 6 comments | 3458 Views
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Police arrest protester at Lockheed MartinPalo Alto police arrested a 34-year-old man after he notified local media that he had just spray painted the word "Yemen"...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2019Last comment by GOT vandals?, on May 1, 2019 at 4:07 pm | 60 comments | 12424 Views
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Former mayor: Business tax needed to hold big tech accountableAffordable housing and transportation problems in Palo Alto and surrounding communities can be eased with funding from a...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2019Last comment by pay fair share, on Apr 29, 2019 at 2:39 pm | 4 comments | 2560 Views
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